Where does “mente” come from?

mente (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mente (Portuguese): mind

Definitions

  1. mind

Ancestry of “mente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemente—
2Latinmēnsmind
3Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—

Words derived from “mente”

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →